B2 Homework 2018-2019






FIRST TERM



UNIT 1

WEEK 1-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
Worksheet: Kindred Spirits
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Worksheet: Olives and Oranges
Audio: Olives and Oranges
TASK 3-Click on this link UNIT 1A-A GLOBAL LANGUAGE 
and read TYPES OF TENSES and STATE VERBS before doing TASK 4
TASK 4-Unit 1A-Student's Book-A GLOBAL LANGUAGE-WORKSHEETS
Do exercises 1a, 2, 4a-b-c, 5 and 6a (email all of them to me apart from 5, which will be corrected in class)


WEEK 2-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 1ST OCTOBER

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Worksheet-BBC World News
Audio-BBC World News
TASK 3-Click on this link UNIT 1A-A GLOBAL LANGUAGE 
and read TYPES OF TENSES and STATE VERBS before doing TASK 4
TASK 4-Do these exercises First Certificate Exercise and Windsurfing Chose me


WEEK 3-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 8TH OCTOBER

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
TASK 3-UNIT 1B-OPEN LEARNING-Do the following exercises 4c/5a/7a and 8 on page 11-Student's Book
TASK 4-Grammar-Read the different Uses of Auxiliaries and do these these exercises: 
Auxiliaries-3 texts Worksheet 
TASK 5-Vocabulary-Read the words in exercise 1a on pages 10 and 127, and do the TWO following exercises: Education Vocabulary Worksheet and Education and Career Worksheet 


WEEK 4-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 15TH OCTOBER

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
TASK 3-UNIT 1C-GETTING RESULTS-Do the following exercises 3a-b-c on page 13, checking gerunds and infinitives on page 127-Student's Book.
TASK 4-Grammar-Revise Gerunds and Infinitives on the blog and do the exercises on these TWO files
Gerunds and Infinitives (2 Exs.)  Gerunds and Infinitives-Changes of Meaning
TASK 5-WRITING-Read the ppt related to TRANSACTIONAL LETTERS as I will explain them in class on Wednesday

WEEK 5-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 22ND OCTOBER

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Audio-The Science of Addictive Food
TASK 3-UNIT 2A-I'T'S BAD FOR YOU-Read the ppt Present and Past Habits-Repeated Actions and States, and do exercise 6a on page 17
TASK 4-Grammar-Do the following exercises Used to-Didn't use to  
TASK 5-VOCABULARY-Do the 3 exercises related to FOOD which are on the back side of the Topic-Based Vocabulary sheet
TASK 6-WRITING-After rereading the ppt related to TRANSACTIONAL LETTERS, write the one I told you REQUESTING INFORMATION ABOUT TENNIS LESSONS in about 150-180 words, remember to include additional questions apart from the compulsory ones (TO BE HANDED IT TO ME IN CLASS ON WEDNESDAY)

WEEK 6-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 29TH OCTOBER

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
Worksheet-Living in Australia
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Worksheet-The Eastland
Audio-The Eastland
TASK 3-UNIT 2B-LIFE'S DIFFERENT HERE-Do Ex.6a on page 19-Student's Book and these two Workbook exercises  after revising the ppt BE USED TO-GET USED TO
TASK 4-Do the Ex.We Used to Be Happy
TASK 5-WRITING-Read the ppt TRANSACTIONAL LETTERS-COMPLAINT LETTERS, do exercises 4-6-8, and using the information and notes given on slide number 13-FLY MAPLE AIR TO CANADA, write the layout/structure to write a complaint letter in class.  


WEEK 7-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 5TH NOVEMBER

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
TASK 3-UNIT 2C-AT A GLANCE-Do Exs. 5a-b and 6a-b
TASK 5-WRITING-After revising the layout and exercises about COMPLAINT LETTERS, write the STF Study Tours letter of complaint in about 150 words

WEEK 8-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 12TH NOVEMBER

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Audio-Cancer Research
TASK 3-EXPRESSING YOUR OPINION-DEBATES AND DISCUSSION (You must have this photocopy whenever we do our speaking tasks)
TASK 4-UNIT 3A-AGAINST THE LAW-
4.1-Do Exs.3a-b/ 4a-b-c/ 5a
4.2-Vocabulary and Conditionals
TASK 5-VOCABULARY-CRIME
5.1-CrimeFace2face 
5.2-The Alphabet Race
5.3-Crime Vocabulary Organizer-Units 75-76

WEEK 9-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 19TH NOVEMBER

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
TASK 3-GRAMMAR-Cliclk on here to revise CONDITIONALS and do the following exercises, I will explain them in detail next Wednesday.
3.1-Unit 3B-Ex.8a (3rd Conditional)
3.2-Conditionals-If 1
3.3-Conditionals-Rephrasing-All types
TASK 4-UNIT 3C-Read the text on pages 28&29 and do Exs. 4/ 6a/ 7a


WEEK 10-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 26TH NOVEMBER

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
TASK 3-UNIT 3D-HOW CAN I HELP? Student's Book-Do Ex.3a
TASK 4-UNIT 4A-URBAN LEGENDS-Student's Book
4.1-Do Ex.1a on page 32-Student's Book
4.2-Do this Ex. Verbs with prepositions
4.3-Do this Ex. Verbs with prepositions WB-CCTVs
TASK 5-WRITING-Reread the ppt DISCURSIVE ESSAYS-PROVIDING SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS, then 
5.1-Do Exs.3-5-6 & 7- Providing Solutions to Problems
5.2-Write the following essay Providing Solutions to Problems in about 225-250 words: How can we reduce the amount of crime in our society? (to be given to me next Wednesday so that I can hand it back to you on Wednesday 5th December so that you can revise it for Monday 10 to do your writing examination).


WEEK 11-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY3RD DECEMBER

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Audio-Elimination of Violence against Women


SECOND TERM 

WEEK 12-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 14TH JANUARY

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
TASK 3-Unit 4A-URBAN LEGENDS-Do Ex.7 on page 33-Student's Book after revising the ppt NARRATIVE VERB FORMS
TASK 4-UNIT 4A-Workbook Exs. Urban Legends
TASK 5-Past Simple/Past Continuous/Past Perfect
TASK 6-Narrative Tenses (2 exercises)

WEEK 13-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 21ST JANUARY

TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Worksheet-Book Reviews by a Booktuber 
Audio-Book Reviews by a Booktuber
TASK 3-Vocabulary-Books and Reading-Do the Workbook Ex.1a and 2 copy after revising the Topic-Based and its questions.
TASK 4-UNIT 4B-First Books-Do Exs.5a and 6 on page 35-Student's Book (We will revise in detail and explain Relative Clauses and Reduced Relative Clauses next Wednesday).
TASK 5-Unit 4D-How was your day? Student's Book-Do Exs.1a/3a-b and 6 on pages 38-39.
TASK 6-Unit 4C-Very funny! Read the text on page 36 and do Exs.2a-b and 3a-b on page 37-Student's Book.


WEEK 14-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 28TH JANUARY

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
Worksheet-Ann Johnson-A Confidential Report
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Worksheet-Three Extracts-Test 2-Paper 4-Part 1-CAE2 
Audio-Three Extracts-Test 2-Paper 4-Part 1-CAE2 
TASK 3-GRAMMAR-Unit 4B-Reduced Relative Clauses-
Do the following three exercises after revising the ppt. 
TASK 4-Unit 4C-Do the following exercises about 
Connecting Words (to be handed in to me on Wednesday in class) after revising the ppt.


WEEK 15-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 4TH FEBRUARY

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Worksheet-The Real Meaning of Nursery Rhymes
Audio-The Real Meaning of Nursery Rhyme
TASK 3-WRITING-Stories I-Finish doing the exercises 6B and Plot lines A-B (to be in corrected in class on Wednesday) 
TASK 4-WRITING-Stories II-Do all the exercises and send them to me as usual.
TASK 5-WRITING-'Write an account of a day you will never forget' copy.
TASK 6-Unit 5A-Nature's Best-Read the text on page 40 and do the exs.2a-b and 3a-b-c on pages 40-41.

WEEK 16-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 11TH FEBRUARY

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
TASK 3-Unit 5A-GRAMMAR-Ways of Comparing. Do Exs.5 and 6 on page 41-Student's Book.
TASK 4-GRAMMAR-Revise this ppt Comparative and Superlative Revision.
TASK 4.1-Do the following exercises Double and Repeated Comparatives, the last one (review on all comparatives and superlatives) will be corrected in class on Wednesday. 
TASK 4.2-Do this exercise-Constructions with Comparatives
TASK 5-WRITING A NARRATION-Write a story for the Narrative Magazine about a TURNING POINT (DECISIVE MOMENT) in your life. Describe the circumstances, what happened, your feelings and the consequences, if any (225-250 words). TO BE HANDED IN ON WEDNESDAY.

WEEK 17-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 18TH FEBRUARY

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
Worksheet-Valentine's Day
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Worksheet-The Mathematics of Love
Audio-The Mathematics of Love 
TASK 3-Unit 5B-TB-Royal Treasures-Do the following exercises
TASK 4-THE FUTURE TENSE-After revising the ppt, do the following exercises (2 copies)
TASK 5-THE ENVIRONMENT-Unit 5D-Carbon Footprints-Student's Book.
TASK 5.1-Read the text on page 46 and do exercise 4a on page 47. 

WEEK 18-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 25TH FEBRUARY

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Audio-Page 3 Girls
TASK 3-THE ENVIRONMENT-Revise the vocabulary and do the following exercises:
TASK 3.1-Vocabulary Map
TASK 3.2-Vocabulary Organiser-82
TASK 4-WRITING- ASSESSMENT REPORTS-Revise both presentations before doing the exercises.
TASK 4.1-Do exercises 6 & 7-Assessment Reports
TASK 4.2-Do Ex.7-Paragraph Plan-(Do not do the writing until the exercises are corrected)
TASK 5-Vocabulary-HOLIDAYS & TRAVEL
TASK 5.1-Travel and Holidays-Do the four exercises
TASK 5.2-Travel and Holidays-Do these exercises-Unit 61 and Unit 22

WEEK 19-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 11TH MARCH

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Audio-Harry Potter
TASK 3-Revise State Verbs
TASK 3.1-Do the following exercises-Present Simple or Continuous 
TASK 3.2-Unit 7A-At the Airport-Do exercises 5a-b-c/ 6 and 7 on page 57-St's Book.
TASK 4-Revise the Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
TASK 4.1-Do the following exercises-Present Perfect Simple-Continuous compared to other tenses 1
TASK 4.2-Do the following exercises-Present Perfect Simple/Continuous compared to other tenses 2
TASK 4.3-Unit 7B-Do Ex.4a on page 59.
TASK 5-WRITING-ASSESSMENT REPORTS-Write a Report assessing on the good and bad points in about 150-180 words. Choose one from the 3 ones in Exercise 7-Worksheet.
Paragraph Plan-Exercise 7-Suggestions

WEEK 20-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 25TH MARCH

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Audio-Not Without My Phone


THIRD TERM 

WEEK 21-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 1ST APRIL

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Audio-BBC World News
TASK 3-Unit 7C-Life Online-Read the text on page 60 and do Exs.2a and 3a-Student's Book.
TASK 4-Technology Pictionary-Do this exercise.
TASK 5-Word-building
TASK 5.1-Word-building-page 1
TASK 5.2-Word-building-page 2 
TASK 6-Unit 8A-I'm broke/Unit 8B-Every little helps.
TASK 6.1-Do the following exercises 1a on page 64 and 1a on page 66-Student's Book.
TASK 6.2-Money Makes the World Go Round-Do this exercise.


WEEK 22-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 8TH APRIL

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Audio-Mini Car
TASK 3-UNIT 8B-Read the text on pages 66-67 and do Exs.4-5a-b-c/8a/9- Student's Book.
TASK 4-Revise the ppt on Wishes and Regrets and do the following exercises:
TASK 4.1-It's (high/about) time Worksheet
TASK 4.2-Wishes, regrets and desires Worksheet 
TASK 4.3-Make a wish Worksheet
TASK 4.5-Would rather and Prefer exercise

WEEK 23-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 15TH APRIL

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Audio-PONG-Story of a Video Game
TASK 3-Revise how to write A LETTER TO APPLY FOR A JOB/FOR A COURSE, read the ppt (slide 2), and choose either Option 1 (slide 3) or Option 2 ( slide 4) then write one of the two options in about 150-180 words, taking into account that you have to stick to the rubric not to your real-life situation (to be handed in to me on Wednesday 24th April in class).
TASK 4-Vocabulary-Do the following exercises World Issues Worksheet

WEEK 24-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 29TH APRIL

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Audio-Motivation at Work
TASK 3-Unit 9A-The Silver Screen-Revise the Passive Voice and do Exs.2b/4a-b-c on page 72 after reading the text on page 73 and Ex.6 on the same page-Student's Book.
TASK 4-Grammar-Impersonal Passive Sentences-Revise the ppt and do the following exercises: Impersonal Passive Constructions (Don't send them to me if you are coming to class on Monday 29th from 18.30 to 20.30, as we will correct them in class)
TASK 5-Unit 9A-The Silver Screen-Do the following exercises: 
TASK 5.1-Vocabulary-The Cinema
TASK 5.2-Vocabulary and The Passive Voice-TB
TASK 6-Unit 9B-What was it like?-Do the following exercises:
TASK 6.1-Unit 9B-Do Exs.3a-b on page 75
TASK 6.2-Entertainment adjectives and As/So/such(as)/like

WEEK 25-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 6TH MAY

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Worksheet-Building Bridges
Audio-Building Bridges (up to minute 8.30)
TASK 3-Unit 9B-So/such/as/like/such as-Do exercises 4a-5a on page 75-Student's Book
TASK 3.1-So/such-Worksheet 1
TASK 3.2-As vs Like-Worksheet 2
TASK 3.3-Like/As-Worksheet 3
TASK 4-Unit 9C-Read the text on page 76 and do exercises 4a/5b/6a and 7-Student's Book

WEEK 26-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 13TH MAY

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
TASK 3-WRITING-How to write an ARTICLE-Revise the ppt first and then do the following exercises: 
TASK 3.1-Articles-Worksheet-Do exercises 4 and 5 (5 is not compulsory)
TASK 3.2-Articles Worksheet-Write composition 12.4 (that is within exercise 12, part 4: A health and diet magazine has asked its readers to write an article giving their opinion on junk food-120-180 words-REMEMBER TO WRITE THE HEADLINE-To be given to me in class next week)

WEEK 27-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 20TH MAY

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Worksheet-Museu Local
Audio-Museo Local
TASK 3-WRITING-After revising the ppt related to ARTICLES, do composition 12.3 (that is within exercise 12, part 3: The newspaper you are working for has asked you to write an article on a recent disasters which hit the capital of your country-120-180 words-REMEMBER TO WRITE THE HEADLINE-To be given to me in class next week)
TASK 4-Unit 10A-How practical are you?-Do Exs.4a-b-c-d-e/7a on page 81-Student's Book
TASK 4.1-Unit 10A-Do exercises 1a and 2-HOW PRACTICAL ARE YOU?-TB
TASK 4.2-HAVE SOMETHING DONE-Revise the structures and do the exercises (if you attended lessons last week, you only have to do exercise 3)
TASK 4.3-HAVE STH DONE-Upper Intermediate-do the 2 exercises
TASK 5-UNIT 10B-QUANTIFIERS-Do Exs. 3/4a and 5 on page 83-Student's Book

WEEK 28-TO BE HANDED IN BY MONDAY 27TH MAY

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Worksheet-Charities 
Audio-Charities
TASK 3-REPORTED SPEECH-Revise the ppts and do the following exercises:
Reporting Verbs
TASK 4-UNIT 11A-UNIT 11B-Work and Business-Do Ex.1a on page 88 and and 1 and 2a on page 90-Student's Book

WEEK 29-MAY 27TH-31ST

TASK 1-Reading Comprehension
TASK 2-Listening Comprehension
Worksheet-News Headlines-Wednesday 13 2013
Audio-News Headlines-Wednesday 13 2013
Key-News Headlines-Wednesday 13 2013